October 28, Manama (BNA): Based on the suggestion of the President of the Survey and Land Registration Bureau (SLRB) and with Cabinet approval, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today issued Edict (67) of 2025 amending specific provisions of the Executive Regulations of the Real Estate Registration Law, promulgated by Law (13) of 2013 and issued by Edict (10) of 2016.
HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister issues Edict (67) of 2025
The following is specified in the edict:
Article I
The following will take the place of the names of its first and second portions, as well as Chapter Four of Section One of the Executive Regulations of the Real Estate Registration Law published by Edict (10) of 2016 and Law (13) of 2013:
The steps for creating the unit and real estate maps are covered in Chapter 4.
Section One: Map of Real Estate.
Map of Real Estate Units, Section Two.
Article II
The following clauses will take the place of Articles (18), (20), (21), (31), (73), (76), (90), (91), (98), (99) first paragraph, and (100) of the Executive Regulations of the Real Estate Registration Law published by Edict (10) of 2016 and promulgated by Law (13) of 2013:
Article 18
The real estate map needed for registration procedures must be prepared by the Real Estate Survey Directorate, either directly or through privately licensed survey offices, and approved by the Director General of Survey.
The property’s area, boundaries, and location, as well as any adjacent or surrounding properties and their numbers, if available, must be displayed on the real estate map. Dimensions, total area in square meters, survey year, date of map production, and scale must also be included.
Article 20
The real estate unit map needed for registration procedures must be prepared by the Real Estate Survey Directorate, either directly or through privately licensed survey offices, and approved by the Director General of Survey.
Architectural drawings of the real estate unit and its property that have been duly approved by the appropriate authorities must be included with the application together with the information and paperwork needed by the relevant survey department to finish the procedure.
Article 21
The following must be included on the real estate unit map:
1. A site map that displays the unit’s location in relation to the property or collection of buildings to which it belongs.
2. A comprehensive map of the unit that includes its floor, kind, unit number, dimensions, area, and related components.
3. The number of the cadastral plan.
4. The property unit’s address.
5. The file number for the transaction.
6. The number on the map.
Article 31
Along with a property map, the property record section must list the property’s kind, number, area, boundaries, region, and contents, including plantations, palm trees, and both built and unbuilt areas.
Article 73
The subdivision plan using the available maps and references will be signed by the Technical Affairs Directorate. Additionally, the Real Estate Survey Directorate will create a unique map for every plot and sign the plan on its maps and references.
Article 76
A comprehensive architectural drawing of the unit must be included in three paper or electronic copies that have been approved by the local municipality if the registration request relates to a floor, apartment, or building within a complex of buildings. The registration file will retain one copy, the Technical Affairs Directorate will receive the second, and the Real Estate Survey Directorate will prepare the real estate unit map with the third copy.
Article 90
A thorough description of the property or its separated portion, such as a floor, apartment, store, or office, including its type, number, location, area, features, and any easement rights, must be included in the title deed.
Article 91
A QR code or any other contemporary technical method that provides access to all data, records, and rights pertaining to the property or real estate unit must be included in the title deed, especially the following:
1. Front page of the deed.
2. Map of the property.
3. Technical Affairs Directorate remarks and recommendations.
4. The property’s associated or imposed easement rights.
5. The property is encumbered by subsidiary real estate rights.
6. Ownership transfer records.
Article 98
The title deed must be annotated to validate its consistency with the registered data, unit records, and preliminary books, along with the date of each endorsement, in order to verify its conformance with the real estate register and pertinent records.
Article (99) – The first paragraph
If there are several property owners, each owner or authorized representative may ask for a separate title deed for their portion, stating their name and share proportion relative to the entire property. This can be expressed as (owning x shares out of a total of y shares) or (owning one-quarter, one-half, one-third), followed by “jointly with others”. The actual value of the owned share will be ascertained by the Real Property Valuation Committee.
Article 100
According to the terms of Article (44) of these regulations, if a co-owner transfers their whole undivided share in the property to another co-owner, the transaction must be documented in the ownership transfer section, the prior title deed must be cancelled and filed, and the transferred share must be added to the recipient’s title deed.
Article III
In the definitions of Article (1) of the Executive Regulations of the Real Estate Registration Law established by Law (13) of 2013 and Resolution (10) of 2016, the term “Real Estate Unit Map” will take the place of “Title Deed Unit Map” wherever it appears.
Article IV
The Executive Regulations of the Real Estate Registration Law, which were issued by Edict (10) of 2016 and issued by Law (13) of 2013, shall be abolished in Articles (19), (22), (93), and (137).
Article (V)
This decree will be put into effect the day after it is published in the Official Gazette and will be carried out by the President of the Survey and Land Registration Bureau.
